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  • … Arabella clematis is a compact and shrubby form that blooms from late spring into early autumn. The flowers are 3 inches and are a deep blue to mauve and have mauve veining. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This vigorous vine will grow to a height of 10’ with an 8’ spread. It blooms in late summer/early fall with purple flowers. Its roots need to be kept cool and evenly moist while the top of the plant needs full sun or partial shade. It prefers evenly moist, well-drained soil. … spring to manage growth. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … adorn May Night sage ( Salvia × sylvestris 'Mainacht') in May, June. and July If deadheaded (the old flowers removed before they set seeds), this upright, hardy sage cultivar has been known to reflower. Plant May Night sage in average … the foliage objectionable. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This is a small to medium sized tree (25 feet tall with a similar spread). It blooms with small panicles of yellow flowers in the spring. Unlike many buckeyes, this cultivar is resistant to summer leaf scorch and has deep maroon fall coloring. It prefers full sun to …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This shrub grows to a height of 6 feet with full sun and moderate moisture conditions. It has pink and white blooms in May and June, and the blue fruit is attractive to birds. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Masses of yellow starry flowers appear just above the dome of clean green leaves with scalloped edges. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, and is no longer being updated. …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Description: Often seen along the shores of Marsh Island in the Dixon Prairie or the mudflats to the south, this bird appears like a small version of the greater yellowlegs . …
    Type: Birding
  • … Hibiscus ' Berrylicious' has rose pink to lavender flowers with deep red eyes. The flowers are huge, 9 inches across, with ruffled petals that overlap. It stands 4-5 feet high and blooms in mid summer to early fall. The leaves are dark green and similar to maple leaves. It is attractive to hummingbirds and bees while resistant to deer. The name Hibiscus came from the
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • … Light mauve flowers with white on the exterior petals are characteristic of this diminutive northern form of this widespread Mexican species. The tubercules are much smaller than the type and are hooked at …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant
  • This mounded perennial grows to a height of about 2 feet with full sun to partial shade and moderate soil conditions. In the spring it produces showy lavender and purple blooms that attract birds and butterflies. It is a specimen as a ground cover. Archived Copy: This content was captured before February 2022, …
    Type: Garden Guide Plant